Investigator - FOC Establishment Unit

• Locates local defendants and serves summons and/or subpoenas on the individuals. Locates out of area defendants and secures a public or private agency for service of process and investigation.
• Reviews public and private documents and online resources concerning parties involved in litigation to determine location, income, incarceration history, or other relevant information/data.
• Coordinates investigations of defendants with federal, state, county, and local police agencies.
• Gathers physical evidence for court preparation and presentation.
• Supervises the scheduling and implementation of court ordered DNA tests in paternity cases.
• Prepares legal documents as required

• Offers testimony as needed for court hearings on cases.
• Represents and acts as an official spokesperson for the courts within the parameters of the job.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• The job requires knowledge normally acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree in criminal justice or sociology. Candidate must have valid Michigan operator's license, concealed weapons permit, and be proficient in self-defense skills.
• Four to six years of investigative experience. Law enforcement experience preferred.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with county personnel and the public in situations requiring tact and patience. Must interact with others in professional manner.
• Computer skills necessary to use word processing, database, and various state software programs.
• Ability to handle simultaneous projects requiring concentration and attention to detail with frequent distractions due to in-person interruptions and other communication. Frequently required to handle pressures related to meeting deadlines, fulfilling scheduling requirements, public concerns, and needs of coworkers.

• Work includes periodic outside working conditions with exposure to extreme hot or cold
• weather conditions. Work includes frequent exposure to noise.
• Periodic exposure to threat of bodily injury.
• Frequent travel between county locations is required.
• Intermittent or cyclical work pressures are periodically experienced.
• Extended workdays (beyond eight hours per day) are occasionally required.
• On-call available to handle work problems, attend meetings, handle emergencies/crisis
• situations, etc. beyond the normal workday is occasionally required.

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